I chose these words because it reminds me of what the Jews were thinking or feeling during the Holocaust, and how horrible Adolf Hitler's ideas were.
This is Anne Frank. She is famous because she was writing in a diary at the time of the Holocaust. Anne frank was killed, but her diary was still there. We read her diary to get a feel of what a jew was thinking or feeling during the Holocaust
This is an image of a dozen Jews in Aushwitz. Notice how they are behind barbed wire fence. The Nazis REALLY didn't want them to escape from their grubby mitts. Also, notice that all of these prisoners are not old people. They are young because the Nazis were afraid that the young jews would repopulate, but the old jews would just get old and die, so the Nazis didn't worry about the old jews. This is the same thing here just like the last image. Kids behind barbed wire, who could have lived long happy lives if Hitler hadn't started hating the jews and blaming all of his problems on the jews. This is Adolf Hitler. He was the man who started the holocaust and the man who ordered his Nazi army to kill all of those 11 million people. The Nazis targeted Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and disabled people. This is a gas chamber used by the Nazis. Usually, to prevent panic, the Nazis would tell the victims that they were going to take a shower, but instead they were gassed.
In Poland, Joseph Sher was informed that everyone from ages 15-80 had to go outside in front of the Nazis. He was frightened so he went and hid in the attic. Hundreds of people from ages 15-80 were shot that day in the market. He heard that people were escaping to Russia so he and his girlfriend tried to escape, but the Nazis quickly found out and stopped the people escaping, so he and his girlfriend went home. He was forced to become a slave of Hitler and build a highway. Only three people survived, and Joseph Sher was one of those three. Most of the men were shot by the Nazis or died of hunger, but instead of eating the bread the Nazis gave them right away, Joseph crushed the bread in his hand and ate a crumb at a time, all throughout the day. After the road was built, Joseph was sent to the labor camps. Because he was getting beat up so much, Joseph looked terrible and was sent to the infirmary and he was told he had to be sent home so he and took a train home. When he was brought home, a ghetto was built and he had to be in it for a month. His brother Leo had to work in a factory and could bring ten people with him to the factory, so he chose Joseph, his cousin, and 8 other random people. They were at the factory for ten weeks before the factory owner put them back in the ghetto. Soon Joseph was offered the job of being a Russian solider and he accepted, so he went off to fight against the Nazis. Very soon he was kicked out of the Russian army because he didn't fit in with the other soldiers. At last he was back home with his family, so he burned the Russian uniform and never went back to the army camp again. From then on Joseph and his family just evaded the Nazis and hid from them. Very soon the Nazis fell from their throne of power and even though most of Jews had already been exterminated, all of the survivors of the Holocaust were free.
Jeannie Burk was from Belgium, who Hitler had a treaty with, but as soon as hitler got his power, he broke the treaty. Jeannie was hidden when the Holocaust began and stayed with these people from ages 3 - 5. When the Gestapo came by, she was hidden in the outhouse. Her life basically was that for two years. Her sister had a bone disease and was in a body cast. Finally after two years, Jeannie returned to her birth mother. Her mother got breast cancer and soon died. Jeannie, Her brother, and her sister (who wasn't in the body cast anymore) were sent to the United States because they had no family. After that she lived a happy life in the U.S and got married, had 6 kids, 9 grandkids, and lived happily ever after.
Holocaust Facts:
The term "Holocaust" originates from the Greek word "holokauston" which means "sacrifice by fire"
The term "Nazi" is an acronym for "Nationalsozialistishe Deutsche Arbeiterpartei" ("National Socialist German Worker's Party").
The Nazis used the term "the Final Solution" to refer to their plan to murder the Jewish people.
Some ghettos started out as "open," which meant that Jews could leave the area during the daytime but often had to be back within the ghetto by a curfew. Later, all ghettos became "closed," which meant that Jews were trapped within the confines of the ghetto and not allowed to leave.
Auschwitz was the largest concentration and extermination camp built. It is estimated that 1.1 million people were killed at Auschwitz.
Nazis then issued additional anti-Jews laws over the next several years. For example, some of these laws excluded Jews from places like parks, fired them from civil service jobs, made Jews register their property, and prevented Jewish doctors from working on anyone other than Jewish patients.
During the night of November 9-10, 1938, Nazis incited a pogrom against Jews in Austria and Germany in what has been termed, Kristallnact ("Night of Broken Glass"). This night of violence included the pillaging and burning of synagogues, breaking the windows of Jewish-owned businesses, the looting of these stores, and many Jews were physically attacked. Also, approximately 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.
When the Nazis attempted to liquidate the Warsaw Ghetto on April 13, 1943, the remaining Jews fought back in what has become known as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Jewish resistance fighters held out against the entire Nazi regime for 28 days -- longer than many European countries had been able to withstand Nazi conquest.
The most intensive Holocaust killing took place in September 1941 at the Babi Yar Ravine just outside of Kiev, Ukraine, where more than 33,000 Jews were killed in just two days. Jews were forced to walk to the ravine’s edge. When German troops shot them, they fell into the abyss. The Nazis then pushed the wall of the ravine over, burying the dead and the living. Police grabbed children and threw them into the ravine as well.
two thirds of the jewish people living in Europe at the time of World War II were killed by the Nazi 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust but not all of them were jewish
Approximately 100,000 Jews died during “death marches
Paper Clips
Paper clips were chosen in part because some people from Norway wore them on their lapels as a symbol of resistance against Nazi occupation during World War II.
What I learned in Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo
I have learned SO much this year about the Holocaust. I actually had no idea what it was until this year! I think that Jan Zabinski was a VERY brave man. It must have taken A LOT of courage to hide all of those Jews right under the Adolf Hitler's nose. I think that Hitler was an insane freak who was crazy to try to kill all of those people, and to believe that anyone over 6 months was considered an adult, and to hate anyone without blonde hair and blue eyes.
My personal feelings about the Holocaust
I think that the Holocaust was the most horrifying and terrible time ever. How could one man have enough hatred to kill millions of people, and imagine a world with no jews and only people with blonde hair and blue eyes! That is INSANE! If Hitler had not done any harm, the world could have been changed, and we all could have lived happily ever after.
This is Anne Frank. She is famous because she was writing in a diary at the time of the Holocaust. Anne frank was killed, but her diary was still there. We read her diary to get a feel of what a jew was thinking or feeling during the Holocaust
This is Adolf Hitler. He was the man who started the holocaust and the man who ordered his Nazi army to kill all of those 11 million people. The Nazis targeted Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and disabled people.
In Poland, Joseph Sher was informed that everyone from ages 15-80 had to go outside in front of the Nazis. He was frightened so he went and hid in the attic. Hundreds of people from ages 15-80 were shot that day in the market. He heard that people were escaping to Russia so he and his girlfriend tried to escape, but the Nazis quickly found out and stopped the people escaping, so he and his girlfriend went home. He was forced to become a slave of Hitler and build a highway. Only three people survived, and Joseph Sher was one of those three. Most of the men were shot by the Nazis or died of hunger, but instead of eating the bread the Nazis gave them right away, Joseph crushed the bread in his hand and ate a crumb at a time, all throughout the day. After the road was built, Joseph was sent to the labor camps. Because he was getting beat up so much, Joseph looked terrible and was sent to the infirmary and he was told he had to be sent home so he and took a train home. When he was brought home, a ghetto was built and he had to be in it for a month. His brother Leo had to work in a factory and could bring ten people with him to the factory, so he chose Joseph, his cousin, and 8 other random people. They were at the factory for ten weeks before the factory owner put them back in the ghetto. Soon Joseph was offered the job of being a Russian solider and he accepted, so he went off to fight against the Nazis. Very soon he was kicked out of the Russian army because he didn't fit in with the other soldiers. At last he was back home with his family, so he burned the Russian uniform and never went back to the army camp again. From then on Joseph and his family just evaded the Nazis and hid from them. Very soon the Nazis fell from their throne of power and even though most of Jews had already been exterminated, all of the survivors of the Holocaust were free.
Jeannie Burk was from Belgium, who Hitler had a treaty with, but as soon as hitler got his power, he broke the treaty. Jeannie was hidden when the Holocaust began and stayed with these people from ages 3 - 5. When the Gestapo came by, she was hidden in the outhouse. Her life basically was that for two years. Her sister had a bone disease and was in a body cast. Finally after two years, Jeannie returned to her birth mother. Her mother got breast cancer and soon died. Jeannie, Her brother, and her sister (who wasn't in the body cast anymore) were sent to the United States because they had no family. After that she lived a happy life in the U.S and got married, had 6 kids, 9 grandkids, and lived happily ever after.
Holocaust Facts:
Paper Clips
Paper clips were chosen in part because some people from Norway wore them on their lapels as a symbol of resistance against Nazi occupation during World War II.What I learned in Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo
I have learned SO much this year about the Holocaust. I actually had no idea what it was until this year! I think that Jan Zabinski was a VERY brave man. It must have taken A LOT of courage to hide all of those Jews right under the Adolf Hitler's nose. I think that Hitler was an insane freak who was crazy to try to kill all of those people, and to believe that anyone over 6 months was considered an adult, and to hate anyone without blonde hair and blue eyes.My personal feelings about the Holocaust
I think that the Holocaust was the most horrifying and terrible time ever. How could one man have enough hatred to kill millions of people, and imagine a world with no jews and only people with blonde hair and blue eyes! That is INSANE! If Hitler had not done any harm, the world could have been changed, and we all could have lived happily ever after.Holocaust Survivors
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